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Hi t uiMio PAGE FIVE DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDtETOK, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1021. TEN PAGES Henry Donla, formerly with Horn ley & Co., returned on Tueadny from a month' vhrtt In Portland, He prob ably will remain here uml eriKiixe In ome new line of work. 1 Wad H1. Ooodmnn, local mamicer for BtiirKla & Htorle, left on thla morn Inn'i No. I for Walla Walla on a bimi n'n trip, ' Ilurlnir the diiyii of the world war, Jtoy rtltnnr, then a captain of the lied from, had n hia chauffeur Al Ood durd, of Boaton. After the war Mr." Miner ent for Mr. Uoddard, Who came to 1'endleton aa an employ at the Storle-Itltner ranch. Today the two left for ftnlem. where Mr. miner will be president of the senate, and Mr. Joddard amlalant aergeant at arm during the Oregon lenlidature. Joaeph N. Scott, ono of t'inatllla eounty'a lending wheat farmer, owns property In Morrow county also, lie left toduy for hi Ion wheat runch, where he will look after hi atork. A bad rotd today confined J. A. Murray, local manager for the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., to hit apartment In the Klka club. Only the court houan and liycr'a mill look familiar to J. H. Whltmore, of Alberta, who I in the city vlKltinir hi noil! Milt Whit mure, after an abrance from Pendleton fur 27 yeara. Ho came down from hia farm, 63 mllea north went of Calvary, In company with hie on,- who recently" went to bring him back to Pendleton for a vlalt. Mr. Whltmore first aw the alte that I now Pendleton, in the 60a' and he returned here to reald in the early "'. Ho made hi home here for more than i aenre of yearn,. emiKratlng with the flrxt of the pioneer Into the Alberta wheat country in 183. One of the -fti'Ht plerea of work Mr. Whltmore did wa to help ahape out tho tlmbera for the old Iee irtreet brldse, r . , Swltxlar Turner ,of rmntllla, I a Pendleton' vlullor. Mr. Turner la the non of Mr. und Mr. It. M. Turner, formerly of thla oily, now of Umatilla. Daniel O. McRae, who haa been in Pendleton for a ehort vlHlt-at the home if hia lHter-ln-law. Mia. Benjamin 3. Rurrouifha, left thl morning for Wyoming and 'Idaho and will go from there to California, on a bualneaa and pleaaur trip. Mr. McKae and Mr. Mi-lino make: their home in McCall, Idaho, but have been upending; the winter Jn Lewlaton. Clark Nlon, atate manager for the Equitable Lure insurance Co., and formerly of Pendleton, arrived on de layed No. 24 thl morning from Port land to' look after bualneaa Interest In thla city. ." . Verno Moon,' of the Pacific Power ft Light Co.. force here, returned thl morning from a hovt himlnei4 trip to Portland, PHONE FOUR-O-NINE FOR BETTER QUALITY V Thursday's Specials 'v Here is an opportunity to buy some good Staple Groceries at a Saving and at the same time get ac quainted with our service and the quality of our standard brands. Aa B. Thomson, of Kcho, motored to Pendleton tody on bualneaa, 0. W. Vonderahe, owner of farm In the Kreewater country and weat of Kcho on the Teel project, wn In town today on buatnea. Terry Johnson, ex-dintrlct' manager for the Metropolitan .Life Insurance Company, was a Pendleton IiuhIiikhii visitor yesterday. He l now a anle- inan for woolen goods. K. R. Wood, chief special agent for the O. W. n. ti N. Co., la here from hi headquarter In Portland today. having been called a a wltnesa before I he grand Jury. W. J. Warner, attorney from Hcr iniHton, came to Pendleton toduy on legal business and also to Join his fellow citizens in appearing before the new county court on behalf of the Mutter Creek road from the Columbia river to Ina, in Morrow county. J. 1). Zurcher, or Htanfleld, is that city' only attorney. He recently es tablished in business there. Today Mr. Zurcher Is here a a member of the Htanfield Commercial Club dele gation meettirg with the county court. i omorrow, he says, he must go to Portland on business. E. P. Podd, former state reprscn tative and now engaged chiefly in hi real estate business at Hermiston, Is among the prominent men from the west end of the county in tli city to day. Corn 7 for - $1-00 2 1-2 Tomatoes, 7 for $lO0 Lighthouse Cleanser 10c; 11 for $1.00 Oats in 10 lb sacks -6c P,eaberry Coffee best grade ,.3 for $1.00 Economy Grocery Call 409 113 Wet Webb W Hve Reliable Service PHONE FOUR-O-NINE FOR BETTER, SERVICE 100 Cents Value for Every-$1 You Spend No old stock, no odds and ends here, but brand new merchandi.se bought at the lowest market price, sold to you at a big saving. , Ladies' Brown Calf Shoes, military heel welt sole, at -$8-50 Ladies Black Kid Lace Shoes, high heel, turn sole, all sizes, at - --$8.95 Men's Brown English Walking Shoes, leather sole and rubber heel, at .$7.50 Men's Black Kid, blu., wide toe, cushion sole, rubber heel, at $8.45 TV che Pendleton's Popular Priced Shoe Store. 735 Main St. V PayCash Receive More Pay Less. DESPAIN & LEE CASH GROCERY 209 E. Court v 1 Phone 880 ' Interest on Credit ' Why pay a big interest on the credit you receive from a credit store. We save you from 10 to 25 per cent. Is your credit worth this amount of interest. - We sell our groceries under a money back guarantee at a high price as some places do. and save you this 10 to 25 per cent on the prices. A trial order is all we ask. We handle the best brands of quality groceries and not a cheap line BRANDS OF GOOD GROCERIES , , PREFERRED STOCK DIAMOND W MONOPOLE , HAPPY HOME Tho wholesale houses back, these lines of goods " 1 to us, the same as we back them with you a money- back guarantee on every article. . . Pav Cash Receive More Pay lss DESPAIN & LEE CASH GROCERY 209 E. Court Phone 880 Archie Leonard, chief of inspectors In the Portlund police department, is in Pendleton today to testify once more before the grond Jury which I Investi gating charge of alleged third degree treatment of prisoner in the county Jail in connection with the Til Taylor murder.' Mr. Leonard helped In tho man hunt which resulted in the cap ture of the five escapes. KOFI MIT 'OFFICES AND OFFICERS Ijeiior Rue on Xote. Joseph Leuer toduy filed suit In cir cuit court against Leander Parr to re cover (133 and Interest alleged due on a promissory note. He 1 represented by J. B. Perry. Quaker Minister Is v . Grateful to Tanlac X " " I " i , 5 ' I ' .- fi - j A '.J "V s ik Prices Many jewelers dodge talking about priceswhile we welcome an investigation of our prices. We Know They Are Right We buy strictly for cash and cooperat ing with 800 other jewelers we buy in quantities that give us every advantage. These advantages we pass on to you. Kvery article is marked In plain -' J partly what your neighbor pay. V, .. count, because we do not mark up our ' " low Kivlnst discounts. Just hon Ko.la at honest prices that' all. and we welcome comparison. Inn. -cJeiDder; Pendleton Ore. The Largest Diamond Dealers in Eastern Oregon. ' . , IIKV. PA It K Kit SI(K), fAltTTIAtJr; Mlhisrtrnr' Perry Heepnolnted Surveyor Auhrev f. Perrv todav was rmnn pointed county surveyor by the new county commissioner. He is also watermaster for thl county, which however, is a atate position. ' Cruelty (IumwiI In Complaint Lorena May Herri today filed suit for divorce from Omer C. Harris, chancing him with cruelty. She ask the custody of their minor child and 2S a month toward It support. A former complaint for divorce waa re cently dlsmlseed. J. H. Perry repre sonta the plaintiff In this case. Suits Grow Out of CollNon. Llnnie A. Hammer today filed ault In circuit court for 15000 ireneral dam- axes, (67 special damage and costs from S. D. reterson, of Milton. She alleges that she sustained Injuries In that extent when Mr. Peterson' auto crowded trfo O. A. Simpson auto, in which she was riding Sept. 9, 1920. off the rood near Bl&kley station. O. A. Simpson, owner of the car, also brought suit against Mr. Peterson for $500 for damages to the machine. Mrs. Simpson was driving the car at the time of the accidents Raley. Raloy & Steiwer are attorneys for the plain tiffs in each casce. Ituilrond Would Condemn Property The O. W. R. 4 N. Co., today brought condemnation proceedings against Louise Black Elk and other heir of the law YumaMtumkin, through a suit filed in circuit court. Tho company desires to purchase a Mrlp of property pear the nio'uth of Squaw Creek, with which to build an embankment and divert the creek so thnt its bridge and right of -way there will not be washed out by high waters. Three hundred dollars is the etim the railroad Is willing to poy for the strip of property. A. O. Spender, Carter ft Hmythe and Arthur A. Murphy are at torneys for the railroad. GIRL WANTED THRILL SEATTLE, Jan. 6. (U. p.)Mlss Fay Engstioin, a cultured, modest, studious appearing girl of 21, who served In the I'nited States navy dur ing the war as a naval draughtsman's assistant at the Hremerton navy yard confessed to the police she hud turned highway-woman for excitement. Miss Eng-strom with a dapper young man an an accomplice attempted. It is al leged, to hold up a man late last Their alleged intended victim turned out to be detective who "got the drop" on the girl just ns sue Is reported to have "stuck him up." Wilbur Has kell, aged 19, captured In company with Miss Engstrom, told police he hud gone along with her because he loved her and wanted to be with her If anything happened. Haskell, who served in the navy during tlte war, met the girt at Premerton recently. OVER S MILLION HLK. WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. (A. P.) Clint t Houston. In the current Issue of lrftbor, official organ of the Plumb plan league, snys an industrial sur vey showed ' I,J2O,0U0 worker are Idle. XO HESVI.T ltKACIIKn. WASHINGTON', Jan. 5. (A. T.l Another discussion of world naval dis armament before the senate foreign relations committee occurred without Nearly everybody in . Southwest Missouri either know or has heard 'if tho Ilev. Parker Moon, who for a full half century' has devoted hia life and talents to Bunday school and or- ganlKation work for the Society of Friend or Quakers. He resides at S2(i Howard avenue. Carthage, Mo. "t'ncle Parker," as he is more famil iarly known, came from fine old rug feed Quaker stock, and there is not a etter known or more highly respect ed citizen in that part of the state. In referring to his remarkable res toration to helath by Tanlac, he said: "About five year ago I suffered a general breakdown. My principal trouble was nervous indigestion. My appetite wa very poor and my food seldom agreed with' me, and I had to live on a very restricted dies. I suf fered a great deal from headaches and dlzy spells; I had severe pains across the small of my back and was badly constipated most of the time. In fact, I was so weak and rundown I was not ablo to attend to my duties. "This condition made me very nerv ous and- I could not sleep at night. Frequently I ' would lie awake most all night and was in that condition more or less for five years. My physician said he could not do any thing for me and suggested a change of climate. I then moved to Texas and went back and forth three times I but did not get the relief I had hoped for. Kinaiiy, 1 got so bad off I was not able to get around with any de gree. of comfort. I was also told 1 had heart trouble. "I ha real about Tanlac and, as it had been very highly recommended to me, I decided to try it. I got a bottle and had taken only a few doses until I could notice a marked improvement in by condition. I noticed especially that I was not troubled any more with sour stomach after eating, which was a great relief. "I kept on taking Tanlac until I fully regained my health. My appe tite Is splendid: t enjoy my meals and I do not find it necessary now to take any laxative medicines of any kind. I can sleep much better and am not nearly so nervous. "I take great pleasure in recom mending Tanlac (o anyone who needs n good system builder, or who suf fers wlth'stomacn trouble. I have recommended Tanlac to a great many of my friends and am pleased to reach other by giving this statement for publication." , Tanlac is sold In Pendleton D'J(v Thompson Brother. Our Specials This Week CAXXKJ GOOIW Kofid Park Pearlies, Xo. 2 1-2 ran - - Case of 2 1 cans Roljil Park Apricots Xo. 2 1-2 ran - " "i."JS -?R Of 21 tVUHt - ' Solid Pack Corn. .No. 2 can 'it Case, of 21 runs I.-S Alaska Salmon, 1 pound can ,- Case of H - Corned Href. 1 1-2 pounil ran - - Corned Hoof llaJi, 1 pound ran 22c Iloast Href, 2 pound ran 35c Case of 21 cans - f-40 I'.ainn, 12 pound can 21r a ponnd) - - $2.8 SHOES Officers' Press Shoes, resnilar $S.OO, now r $7.00 Men's Work SIhm-s, army last - Boys' Hough Wear army last sliocs i : j We are starting off the Xrw Year on a price basis whk-h we can maintain and not have to liai-kwaicr on and eventually ask you more for. .,'' OXK PUK E TO MA. MAIL ORUFJIS SOLICITED 546 Main St. HAW SALES CO.. :; Phone 861 amiiniiiiiimniiiiiiiiitiM liiimiiiwiiiiiiwiiiiiiiiim wnnipptlirilM UmmiiimmmuMiumitmiHmittMiuiiiiitiitiuuttHiiuii, 5 Will Oregon Pay for Its Telephone Service? . '' The Telephone Company is asking the State of Oregon for an increase in telephone rates. As shown by the following figures taken from an exhibit just filed with the Public Service Commis sion, it is now and for some years past been operating at a loss. GROSS REVENUE, EXPENSE AND NET REVENUE YEARS 1916-1919, INCLUSIVE ACTU AL; YEAR 19209 MONTHS ACTUAL, 3 MONTHS ESTDIATED. Year 1916 Gross Revenue ...... .$2,269,082.69 Expenses . 2,004,011.32 DiffeVence 265,071.37 Interest and Dividends to be paid out of above difference 514,778.65 Deficit . 219J07.2S Year 1917 $2,552,351.15 2,342,401.9 209,949.16 549,064.85 339,115.69 Year 1920 Year 1918 Year 1919 , 3 Mos. Estra. $2,809,304.05 $3,445,848.83 $4,156,700 2,568,314.02 3,482,614.97 4,126,600 240,990.03 (loss) 36,766.14 30,100 594,675.33 353,6S5.30 653,412.82 690,178.96 721,500 691,400 j With such results it is not possible to develop or satisfactorily maintain a telephone plant U Such a showing to the investor will not enable us to obtain the outside funds necessary for extensions and permanent improvements. . Oregon must and will grow. To play its part in this growth the Telephone Company must have U added revenue. . , H - 11 v ' We are asking for 'rates which will enable us to pay a reasonable return on our investment 1 Adequate rates are necessaiy to adequate service. ,.mt. ,1M, , , ..,.uW - 1 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. i i I i S3 E "S 1 3 i 1 J liitui Ui UiUiUi J ilitUiluiiMiUiuimmuui4MUaaUi